Next on POV: The U.S. broadcast premiere of Reportero, which follows a veteran reporter and his colleagues at Zeta, a Tijuana-based independent newsweekly, as they stubbornly ply their trade in one of the deadliest places in the world for members of the media.

Watch it on PBS stations Monday, January 7, 2013 (Check your local listings ») or free online starting Tuesday, January 8, for a limited time.

View the teaser for the documentary Reportero.
U.S. Broadcast Premiere: Monday, January 7, 2013, on POV.

Reportero follows a veteran reporter and his colleagues at Zeta, a Tijuana-based independent newsweekly, as they stubbornly ply their trade in one of the deadliest places in the world for members of the media. In Mexico, more than 50 journalists have been slain or have vanished since December 2006, when President Felipe Calderón came to power and launched a government offensive against the country’s powerful drug cartels and organized crime. As the drug war intensifies and the risks to journalists become greater, will the free press be silenced?

Whether you watch the film on our website or on television, visit POV’s Reportero companion site to share your reaction, participate in a Q&A with the director, read book excerpts about the drug war, and try your hand at being the editor of a Tijuana newspaper in an interactive game.

Want to spread the word about Reportero? We’ve already crafted some tweets for you!

  • Coming to POV in January! REPORTERO: A Mexican newspaper defies the drug cartels. Trailer: http://to.pbs.org/QKzyWd
  • REPORTERO: In Tijuana, reporters risks lives to report corruption & drug cartels. Trailer: http://to.pbs.org/QKzyWd
  • Reportero: Life-threatening journalism in Mexico http://to.pbs.org/QKzyWd Jan 7th on @povdocs
  • You won’t take freedom of the press for granted ever again. Reportero coming Jan 7 to @povdocs http://to.pbs.org/QKzyWd

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POV Staff
POV (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented over 400 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues.